Cat Risk Management 2020 | Reinsurance Association of America | 25 February 2020 | Loews Portofino Bay Hotel at Universal Orlando, 5601 Universal Blvd, Orlando, FL 32819, USA

Catastrophe management techniques and capabilities are undergoing revolutionary changes. Machine learning, artificial intelligence, block chain processes, geographical information, and many advanced tools are being introduced at an ever increasing rate, supplementing or replacing traditional catastrophe models. This year’s RAA Catastrophe Risk Management conference will examine the rapidly changing landscape of cat risk management, focusing on how these new tools will be used in conjunction with existing tools to transform the process of risk evaluation.The conference is an invaluable networking opportunity. Meet and interact with leading global experts from the industry—reinsurers, insurers, researchers, commercial modeling companies, regulators—and discuss the future of catastrophe risk management.
Attendees will receive complimentary 2020 membership in the International Society of Catastrophe Managers (ISCM).
Who Should Attend:
• Professionals – including insurers, reinsurers, and investment banks – who are responsible for risk management functions related to catastrophic risk
• Attorneys who specialize in reinsurance
• Academics
• Federal/state government professionals
• Regulators/staff

2020 Speakers

SPEAKERS:

Carl Hedd
CGH Consulting, LLC

Andrew Siffert
Vice President/Senior Meteorologist Catastrophe Analytics, BMS

Dail Rowe
Senior Scientist and Regional Manager, Weather Predict

Jeff Gall
Hazard Research Head, Validus

Steve Bowen
Director & Meteorologist, AON

Dr. Susan Hough
Seismologist, United States Geological Survey

Ross Stein
Chief Executive Officer, Temblor

Shalom Bublil
Chief Risk Officer, Kovrr

Christine Goulet, Ph.D.
Executive Director for Applied Science, Southern California Earthquake Center, University of Southern California

Monica Mason
Senior Vice President, TransRe

Maryam Haji
Assistant Vice President, TransRe

David Singh
Head of Exposure & Portfolio Management, MS Amlin

Emma Watkins
Head of Exposure Management, Risk Aggregation, Lloyds

Dr. Dave Bachiochi
Senior Scientist and Regional Manager, WeatherPredict Consulting

David John Gagne
Scientist, NCAR

Andy Neal
Actuary, Federal Insurance and Mitigation Administration DHS/FEMA

Minchong Mao
FCAS, MAAA, CCRMP, Managing Director, Reinsurance Solutions, AON

Mike Hofert
Managing Director of Insurance Solutions, Pitney Bowes

David G. Keeton
Executive Vice President, Avoca Risk Underwriting Services

Roy Wright
President, IBHS

John Phipps
Deputy Chief, U.S. Fire Service

Kirsten Mitchell Wallace
Head of Risk Aggregation, Lloyd’s

Dickie Whitaker
Chief Executive Officer, Oasis Loss Modeling Framework LLP

Matt Jones
Head of ModEx Product, NASDAQ

Don Parkes
Senior Vice President, Corporate Cat Solutions, Chubb

Kim Roberts
Senior Vice President, Guy Carpenter California Earthquake Center, University of Southern California

Peter Sousounis, Ph.D.
Vice President and Director of Climate Change Research AIR Worldwide

Howard Kunst
Chief Actuary, CoreLogic

Shelly Yerkes
Sr. Professional, Product Management, CoreLogic

Steven Drews
Director and Meteorologist, Aon Impact Forecasting

Fahad Sedaghati, Ph.D.
Model Developer, Aon Impact Forecasting

Yajie Lee
Director, Catastrophe Model Development, ImageCat, Inc

Daniel Ward, Ph.D.
Senior Atmospheric Scientist, Karen Clark & Company

Brandon Katz
Vice President, KatRisk LLC

Katie Ward
Manager, AIR Worldwide

Bill Walker
Senior Product Manager, Air Worldwide

David Gregory
Sr. Professional, Product Management, CoreLogic

Trey Apel
Principal, Science & Analytics, CoreLogic

Martin Kadlec
Aon Impact Forecasting

Cristina Arango
Aon Impact Forecasting

Dr. Dag Lohmann
Chief Executive Officer, KatRisk LLC

Craig Fugate
Former administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency

PANELISTS:

V.J. Dowling
Managing Director, Dowling & Partners

John Welch
Chief Executive Officer, North America Reinsurance, AXA XL

Richie Whitt
Chief Executive Officer, Markel

Josh Darr
Head of North America Peril Advisory & Meteorologist, Guy Carpenter

Ioana Dima-West
Executive Director/Atmospheric Scientist/Head of Model Research and Evaluation

Kelly Hereid
Assistant Vice President, Senior Research Scientist, Chubb

Glen Daraskevich
Senior Vice President, Karen Clark & Company

Dr. Jayanta Guin
Executive Vice President and Chief Research Officer, AIR Worldwide

Thomas Larsen
Principal, Industry Solutions, CoreLogic

Robert Muir-Wood
Executive Vice President & Chief Research Officer, RMS

Will Skinner
Managing Director, Aon Impact Forecasting

MODERATORS:

Frank Nutter
Reinsurance Association of America

Mark Bove
Natural Catastrophe Solutions Manager, Munich Re

Hjörtur Thrainsson
Senior Corporate Underwriter, Munich Re

2020 Sponsors

• Air
• AXXA
• Building Footprint USA
• Cape Anlytics
• Chubb
• Core Logic
• EMC Reinsurance
• GFK
• Impact Forecasting
• KC & CO
• Kat Risk
• KOVRR
• Munich RE
• Oasis
• Odyssey Group
• Pitney Bowes
• Red Zone
• RenaissanceRE
• RMS
• Willis Tower Watson
• Trans Re